Vic Mensa

Victor Kwesi Mensah born June 6 1993 known professionally as Vic Mensa is an American rapper Born and raised in Chicago he was a member of the regional hip hop groups Kids These Days and Savemoney prior to releasing his debut solo mixtape Innanetape 2013 As a solo artist Mensa has been signed to Virgin EMI Records Def Jam Recordings Capitol Records and Roc Nation Mensas 2014 debut single Down on My Luck experimented with hip house while his 2015 single U Mad featuring Kanye West adopted a drill sound the former entered the top 40 of the UK singles chart while the latter received gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA His debut studio album The Autobiography 2017 was met with critical praise and moderately entered the Billboard 200 while his second album Victor 2023 failed to chart Despite limited mainstream success himself he has collaborated with highprofile artists including Kanye West JayZ Pharrell Williams Pusha T Wyclef Jean and Skrillex among others Mensa has been involved in political activism and charitable efforts in his hometown of Chicago being heavily outspoken on the issue of gun violence He also is the founder of the SavemoneySavelife foundation whose mission is to use art and entertainment to foster sustainable change and funds three programs in Chicago centered on health and the arts